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Title: Why Did This Happen?Author
Name: fuzzyalligatorChapter
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-sigh- I need help with motivation!

A/N: I
was watching City of Angels
when this little idea popped into my head. Sorry that it's been a
while since I uploaded anything. There really isn't a good excuse.
I haven't had any
inspiration/enthusiasm. I have so many almost finished fics on my
computer it's not funny. Hopefully all of you will help me get over
this little funk. -smiles-

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Sirius Black looked at the picture
of his next charge. Remus Lupin looked to be 24 years old and was
wearing a doctor's white coat. His light brown hair hung just below
his ears and almost covered his dark honey eyes. Remus was walking
down what looked like a hospital corridor and was staring intently at
a chart in front of him.

'Must be a workaholic.'
Sirius sighed as he pushed his black bangs out of his eyes so he
could look closer at the man. He looked at the scroll he was given
and saw that this particular charge was going to die in the next few
days. He looked through the other files and decided to watch Remus
until it was time to 'take him home'.

Sirius closed his eyes as he
pictured the hospital. When he opened his eyes he was standing right
outside the tall building. He walked through the automatic doors and
waltzed right past the reception desk. He was tempted to wave at one
of the nurses but knew it didn't matter; no one could see angels
until it was too late.

On his way he sensed another angel
in the building. Normally he wouldn't stop, it wasn't uncommon
for angels to be in buildings like this, but he knew this angel
personally. He walked up to find him standing next to a little boy.
The little red head couldn't be older than seven or eight.

"What's his name?" Sirius
asked.

James Potter looked away from the
child, "Fred Weasley. He's been battling cancer for a few years
now. His body is just about to give up." Sirius gently touched the
young boys arm. He was very cold and he knew that James was right.

"How long does he have?" he
asked never removing his eyes from the boy.

"A few hours."

Sirius finally looked away and saw
the sad look on James' face. It was always hard to take children
from their families. It was one of the few reasons why Sirius hated
being an angel. But he also knew what he did was important.

Sirius looked down at the boy and
back to his friend. "Want me to stay?"

James shook his head, "I'm sure
you're busy. I'll be fine." Sirius could tell that the other
angel wanted to cry. He also knew that it wasn't possible. Angels
couldn't show strong emotions. All they could show were basic ones,
like happiness and sadness. They never got mad or scared. And they
could never fall in love. Or, at least, no angel ever had.

Sirius nodded and continued on his
way.

He found his own charge sitting on
his desk writing furiously in a large notebook. Before he could get a
closer look, Remus quickly stood up and walked right past him. Having
nothing better to do, he followed him.

Remus hurried into a room down the
sterile hall. Sirius stood outside the room and saw him talking
vividly to a nurse. He was gesturing wildly with his arms making
Sirius chuckle. The nurse practically ran out of the room with a huge
smile on her face. His grey eyes followed her for a second but turned
back to the other man.

Remus was hunched over the patient
and was listening to his heart through a stethoscope. Sirius took the
opportunity and examined him. Remus wasn't wearing the white jacket
from the picture so Sirius could see that he was on the skinny side.
He figured that Remus was a little shorter than him and might have
been more muscular. When he moved his head Sirius could see a little
grey in his hair. He wondered why that was and decided to ask him
when he died.

Before he could continue his
examination, the nurse from before rushed past him. She was carrying
a syringe filled with some type of medicine. She quickly inserted it
into the IV and the patient's face, which had been scrunched in
pain, finally relaxed. Remus smiled at the nurse and shook her hand.
Remus squeezed the sleeping patient's hand and left the room.

Sirius followed him again and this
time he was led to another white room. This time there was an old
woman. Her black hair was pulled into a tight bun. She was wearing a
hospital gown but the covers were pulled up so Sirius assumed she was
warm enough. She set her book down and removed her glasses when Remus
entered the room.

"Hello, Dr. Lupin," she said
smiling. "How are you today?"

Remus spent a few minutes talking to
her. When he was finished, he walked back to his office. He sat back
at his desk and started to clean his desk off. After everything was
put away, he pulled out a brown paper bag. That's when Sirius
understood what he was doing. He looked up at the clock and saw that
it was a little after one. Time for lunch.

He turned back to Remus and saw that
he ate healthy. Sirius wondered what was going to kill him. He looked
fit and he didn't eat badly. So, what would kill the fair doctor?
Sirius sat on a chair that was set outside the office and pulled the
scroll back out. He found Remus' and looked at the cause of death.
"Well that sucks…"

Someone cleared their throat. He
looked up to see a man with greasy looking hair standing in the
doorway staring. Sirius quickly stood up to see what was going on. He
saw Remus slouch down and heard him sigh. "Yes, Severus?"

The man with black hair smirked. "I
heard what happened earlier. I wanted to say congratulations."
Severus walked further into the room and sat on the desk. "How did
you do it?"

Sirius felt the presence of someone
standing behind him. He turned to find James holding the hand of the
child from before. "Hi James. Hello Fred."

The little boy stared at him in
wonder. He looked up at James, "Is he an angel too?"

James looked down at the boy and
nodded. He looked back at his friend. "Ready to go?"

Sirius glanced at the two men behind
him. "Not yet. You two go without me." James raised an eyebrow
but agreed. Sirius watched as the pair shimmered away. He knew that
James only did that to make Fred feel better. Before he could return
his to watching the two doctors, Severus walked right past him. Out
of habit, he jumped away. He spun around and saw Remus smirking at
the other man's back. When he looked back at Severus he could see
his shoulder hunched up.

He sniggered and sat back down,
waiting for more excitement.

--

He sat there for a few hours. If
angels could fall asleep he would have. 'Aren't doctors more
active?' He looked back into the room and saw that Remus had
fallen asleep himself. Sirius rolled his eyes. As he was about to get
up he heard something vibrate. He looked back into the room when he
heard Remus groan.

The man grabbed the pager that was
sitting beside him and looked at the screen. He groaned again and
stood up. He jogged out of the room and almost hit Sirius but it
seemed like he dodged out of the way a little. Sirius shrugged it
off, no one could see him. He looked around and saw that Remus was
running down the hall and into the room with the old woman.

When Sirius got there he saw a
familiar face. He pulled the red head out of the room so they could
hear each other. "What's happening, Lily?"

Lily Evans looked back at the old
woman and to him. "Heart failure."

Sirius ran his hand through his
black hair. "Really? She looked fine earlier."

"Why did you see her earlier?"

He pointed to Remus, who was trying
to save the woman. "I'm following him around."

"Why? Don't you have other souls
to get?"

He shrugged, "None that are dying
anytime soon."

Suddenly, both angels heard a long
low beep and turned back to the room. Remus and the nurses were
looking at a machine.

"What's going on?"

Both angels turned to the voice. It
was the woman that was lying on the bed just five feet away. Lily
stepped forward and smiles kindly. "Hello. My name is Lily. I'm
here to take you to heaven." The woman looked past her and at her
body.

"Am I dead?" Lily and Sirius
exchanged looks. There was never an easy way to say it to the
recently departed. Most of them denied it, making it harder to get
them to heaven. Lily sighed and slowly nodded. The woman continued to
stare at the body, but smiled. "That's what I thought. Actually,
I'm not that surprised. My chest had been hurting lately."

"Then why didn't you tell the
doctor?" Sirius asked her exasperated. "He could have saved you!"

The woman smiled as she looked at
him. "It was my time to go. I just wish it hadn't hurt that
much." She turned to Lily, "Shall we go?" Lily smiled at her
and extended her hand. The woman took it.

Lily turned to Sirius, "I'll see
you up there. Be careful." He nodded and the two were gone. Sirius
looked back into the room and saw Remus using paddles to try to bring
the old woman back. He tried three times, and ended up getting the
same result. He set the paddles down and looked at the clock. He said
the time of death and pulled the blanket over the woman's face.

Sirius watched as the room slowly
emptied, leaving Remus alone with the dead body. When everyone was
gone, he took the blanket off and looked at the woman. "What
happened to you? You were doing fine. You were going to be released
soon."

Sirius saw a tear roll down his
cheek and wanted to wipe it away. He didn't like watching Remus
cry. Remus sat in the room for a while, with Sirius watching over
him. Eventually, he got up and walked out of the room. Sirius waited
for him to get ahead and trailed after.

Remus walked to the stair way and
let the door close. Sirius thought about not going in for a second
and followed him. He was surprised to find the stairs empty. He
didn't even hear any footprints. He stood still hoping he would
hear something that would lead him to the other man. He didn't
panic, he knew all he had to do was think about Remus and he'd be
right by his side.

He was about to walk up the flight
when he heard a small sob below him. He changed course and followed
the noise. He found Remus sitting with his head in his hands. It
sounded like he was crying. He got closer and saw the tears on his
face. He reached out to wipe one away but stopped when Remus looked
up at him.

"Why do you keep following me
around?"

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A/N2: Le gasp! Was Remus
talking to Sirius? If you want to know press the little link and let
me know. But siriusly, if it's not interesting let me know too.
This is my first long AU fic. -seatdrop-

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